![]() ![]() ![]() In our testing*, Anonymizer's performance was difficult to assess. You do get some handy settings, including the LeakBlocker (blocks all internet traffic if the VPN connection drops) and Access Control lists (define which sites you can visit, and which you can't, when the VPN is active). And when you initially connect, your status gets displayed in a separate window which stays on top of all the others (fortunately you can make this disappear). If you click away on another desktop window the client minimises to your system tray, even if you were doing something. The main window looks like a regular Windows dialog, but can't be moved – it's always in a fixed position at the bottom right of the screen. The client's interface was awkward to use. We downloaded and installed the client and it took care of the tricky bits itself. Setting up Anonymizer wasn't difficult, at least on our test Windows system. We’ve rounded up the best free VPN services.If you want your cash back, just email and ask within the first 45 days. On the plus side, the refund policy mentions no bandwidth limits or other restrictions. The small-print also points out that the service is for personal, non-commercial use. There was one unusual ‘disallowed uses’ clause which may affect some: "You agree not to use a robot, such as ReGet, GetRight, Go!Zilla, or any similar programs, to download content continuously." When we did find privacy references they generally confirmed the no logging policy: "Anonymizer keeps no record of internet protocol addresses visited attributable to your account", and: "Anonymizer cannot correlate other than in real time any individual user with a visit of any individual website." A lot of this is because Anonymizer includes OpenVPN, OpenSSL and other licence agreements in the text, but that's little consolation when you're scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling down the page wading through it all. Searching for further detail in the small-print takes a while, mostly because it's around 13,000 words long. You don't have to look far to find Anonymizer's logging policy, as it's proudly displayed on the VPN plan summary: "ZERO Logging – None, no records of ANY of your online activity". There's no single month payment option where you can try the service at minimal cost, so you must pay a year up-front for $6.67 (£5.40, AU$8.80) a month. Anonymizer does give you the security of a 45-day money-back guarantee, but even that is spoiled by another catch. ![]()
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